{"id":"ff687ede5382672ba3d296aceee8517228444cd3332922f34362392bf2f12eac","pubkey":"1afe0c74e3d7784eba93a5e3fa554a6eeb01928d12739ae8ba4832786808e36d","created_at":1731423511,"kind":1,"tags":[],"content":"Story time:\n\n6 years ago my mother in law was left penniless in a surprise divorce at age 67.\n\nMy father in law (piece of shit) had left her with nothing and planned to dump her on social security.\n\nShe was working as a pre school teacher making $14 an hour.\n\nWe had to move fast.\n\nFather in law literally shotgun divorced her. \n\nShowed up at the doorstep with a notary and manipulated an emotionally fragile woman into a binding legal agreement. \n\nI was pissed.\n\nI showed up a few hours later with a series of financial plans.\n\nAnd with tears still streaming down her face in the kitchen of her tiny apartment, she picked one. \n\nI gave her 3 options.\n\n1. Aggressive\n2. Extremely aggressive \n3. Dave Ramsey rice and beans \n\nShe chose number 3.\n\nOver the next 4 years she rode her bike to work everyday. Watered down her lemonade. Spent nothing on herself. Walked dogs for extra income. Took weekend shifts at the preschool. Showed up early. Stayed late and against all odds was able to save 12k a year on a salary of only 27k.\n\nI set up a couple retirement accounts for her and whenever she would scratch $1,000 together she would give it to me and I would smash buy GBTC or MSTR.\n\nMy mother in law has never invested a day in her life and I didn’t want the news or some boomer friend to freak her out, so my wife and I just tell her she’s invested in “the market” 😂 \n\nWhen Bitcoin (the market) is doing good, we tell her and when it’s not we just… don’t tell her lol \n\nSo she’s effectively shielded from the emotional volatility of hodling. Which makes her a very good hodler.\n\nFast forward to today. \n\nI helped her retire from the preschool. She is now living with us and helping look after her grandchildren.\n\nShe went from being near suicidal. My wife and I were legitimately concerned about her mental health. To a happy healthy and vibrant grandmother. \n\nAnd as of yesterday she crossed 500k in retirement accounts.\n\nI expect she’ll be a millionaire soon.\n\nShe can now comfortably retire with dignity. \n\nThis is not something that would have been possible without Bitcoin.\n\nAs cool as it is to see people like @saylor make billions of dollars these are the stories I live for. \n\nThe average person fixing their life with bitcoin. \n\nIt’s so fucking beautiful man. \n\nLife’s good.","sig":"d3c63c881a54a7a04aae5101e69dd2774b5835fae62a80e72ca583b9eb6fe70a770780da0afb6a48676ae8e3b4ec6ce8bfa8482b6421ea68ff750db4dbba1586"}

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Sure, but some don't appreciate how much sacrifice would be expected of a real sibling and using the term brother loosely seems inappropriate if the bond isn't personal or meaningful beyond something theoretical. I'm talking like donate a kidney to save someone's life, as an example. I'd do it for my actual brother.

You're operating under a force What is it? #grownostr #plebchain

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Never a truer thing. #bitcoin #memestr

Never a truer thing. #bitcoin #memestr

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I've been writing the Daily Bitcoin Journal before the shows They are very short and concise - most between 2-300 words Some security stuff Some thought experiments Some news within the industry Consider subscribing if you're on the Substack! nostr:nevent1qqs8twlmmldu94dfjtsxqlg2we24r83gmn3rvzch3k93k9wc3dcd42qpr4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujummjv9hxwefdvde82umg9e3k7mf0qgs8cajagp7n48275ytuhzuxn93g2crc0lqgfgx8dta2gjdlh5fpmpqrqsqqqqqp942jqm

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true #meme #memes #memestr #inventory #nostr #grownostr #btc #pleb #plebchain #bitcoin #funny

true #meme #memes #memestr #inventory #nostr #grownostr #btc #pleb #plebchain #bitcoin #funny

Of course! 👍 also looking forward to it! 😃

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Hulk gets a pass

Hat comes first? 1m blocks or 1m price? nostr:nevent1qqsrdug3vxg828fg7wd573vlz86p7j5xjlarwsyazp6autc7qdsf68qpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygrm8auqxag8gm692sf6yg0cp9j7ajmfaucg7t4drk5feskgjyhfdqpsgqqqqqqs5plct8

Hat comes first? 1m blocks or 1m price? nostr:nevent1qqsrdug3vxg828fg7wd573vlz86p7j5xjlarwsyazp6autc7qdsf68qpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygrm8auqxag8gm692sf6yg0cp9j7ajmfaucg7t4drk5feskgjyhfdqpsgqqqqqqs5plct8

Hulk is excluded 😂

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Haha right on. If anyone has called me brother I don't want them to feel like they are getting called out here. My electrician won't stop calling me brother and I'm just like... Stop it lol I just value real meaningful friendships. A lot of people pretend to have meaningful bonds with others despite their lack of effort and I find it annoying.

Hey sometimes soup is perfect.

My home too! We don't actually put the tree up and decorate until Christmas Eve. I've already got my eye on a tree I need to chop weeks before though 🪚🌲